روابط عرب و اسرائیل

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President Sharaa of Syria in Damascus in 2025 - source: Reuters

Sharaa on Trump’s Five Points, Six Months On

Damascus has registered clear gains on arresting and deporting Palestinian militants and cooperating against the Islamic State, though its progress on addressing foreign fighters is mixed, and it has stalled on the more politically complex tracks of normalizing with Israel and controlling IS detention facilities.

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Andrew J. Tabler

Flags of Israel and Lebanon painted on hands outstretched to each other, overlaying map of Israel-Lebanon border and beyond.

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Brief Analysis

Is There a Pathway for Lebanon-Israel Peace?

A Lebanese legislator explains why disarming Hezbollah and discussing peace terms with Israel is so crucial to his country’s future, while a separate expert panel discusses the roadblocks to progress.

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Fouad Makhzoumi
Hanin Ghaddar
Eran Lerman

Articles & Testimony

“I Authorized It”: Yitzhak Rabin’s Ethos of Accountability

After a failed attempt to rescue a soldier kidnapped by Hamas, the prime minister refused to deflect blame onto other soldiers or their commanders.

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David Makovsky

Articles & Testimony

Not Final, but Forward: The Abraham Accords at a Crossroads

The Gaza ceasefire is a chance to cement Israel’s normalization with the rest of the Arab world, and perhaps reopen a path toward wider peace diplomacy with the Palestinians.

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Eric Alter
Nickolay Mladenov

Brief Analysis

Gaza’s Future Hinges on a Clear UN Security Council Resolution

With Hamas already regrouping, U.S. officials must help craft targeted language that empowers the Board of Peace to oversee a technocratic administration and stabilization force, with the goal of quickly filling the territory’s governance and security vacuum.

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Dennis Ross
Assaf Orion

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In-Depth Reports

A Roadmap for Israel-Lebanon Peace

Pursuing even incremental steps will be difficult in a country long dominated by Iran’s chief regional proxy, but the two countries’ leaders have cracked the door open for future diplomacy.

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Hanin Ghaddar
Robert Satloff
Ehud Yaari

Articles & Testimony

On Hezbollah’s Disarmament, Israel Will Not Compromise

There will be no peace, sovereignty, or reconstruction for postwar Lebanon until more of the group’s weapons are confiscated, but Beirut appears increasingly unwilling to tackle that task outside the southern frontier zone.

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David Schenker

Photo of smoke rising over Doha following an Israeli strike in September 2025.

Articles & Testimony

After Israel’s Strike on Qatar, a Strategic Shift

The silver lining to the Doha attack may be the newfound “Gulf 3” alignment between Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, whose wealth, diplomatic clout, and good relations with the Trump administration uniquely position them to help on a wide range of pressing regional issues.

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April Longley Alley
Abdulkhaleq Abdulla

Protesters wave Palestinian flags in Gaza City - source: Reuters

Brief Analysis

The Ceasefire in Gaza: Views on Security, Palestinian Governance, and Regional Dynamics

A compilation of Washington Institute insights on the profoundly complex tasks ahead—from preventing a Hamas resurgence to promoting Palestinian political reform—and the states and mechanisms likely to carry them out.

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Neomi Neumann
Ghaith al-Omari
Ehud Yaari
Dana Stroul
Soner Cagaptay
James Jeffrey

A man rides a scooter by a Hamas poster in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, May 18, 2024.

Articles & Testimony

Hamas Plots in Europe: A Shift Toward External Operations?

Perhaps, given the ceasefire deal, the group will rein in its operations abroad to avoid giving Israel reason to resume the war, but the involvement of senior group leaders in plots targeting Denmark, Sweden, and other countries has justifiably drawn law enforcement attention.

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Matthew Levitt

A masked Hamas fighter brandishes a rifle in Gaza - source: Reuters

Articles & Testimony

Hamas Is Not Done Fighting

More than three decades ago, amid the prospect of Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian territory, international actors similarly sought to disarm the group and exclude it from governance.

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Matthew Levitt

A Palestinian man in Gaza releases pigeons

Articles & Testimony

How to End the War in Gaza for Good

The momentum created by phase one of the peace plan will eventually fade, so the Trump administration must work quickly with its partners to establish clarity on complex issues like disarming Hamas and securing Gaza, and on identifying the actors to implement them.

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Dennis Ross

Palestinians celebrate news of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in October 2025 - source: Reuters

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The Gaza "First Phase" Agreement: Assessments and Implications

Five experts and former high-level officials discuss the gamut of opportunities and risks created by the Trump administration’s diplomatic achievement.

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Michael Herzog
David Makovsky
Nickolay Mladenov
Neomi Neumann
Ghaith al-Omari

Photo showing Gaza residents spinning sparklers at the start of Ramadan, March 2025.

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Trump’s Mideast Deal Is Just the Beginning of His Role

Executing the president’s ambitious plan will require an army of experts in areas ranging from military command-and-control to community engagement and rehabilitation.

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Robert Satloff

A memorial in Tel Aviv to the victims of the OCtober 7 Hamas terror attacks - source: Reuters

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October 7, Two Years On: Repercussions for Israel, the Middle East, and U.S. Policy

An Emirati official and an Israeli expert join two former U.S. officials to discuss the ongoing aftershocks of the Hamas attack, including the revised prospects for peace amid the Trump administration's new diplomatic push.

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Yossi Klein Halevi
Ali al-Nuaimi
Dana Stroul
Dennis Ross

The White House is lit in blue and white, the colors of the Israeli flag, in a display of solidarity following the Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023 - source: The White House

Brief Analysis

U.S.-Israeli Reflections on the Anniversary of October 7, 2023

Distinguished former officials and analysts mark two years since the horrific attack on Israel, assessing how best to build on new diplomatic momentum in Gaza while avoiding long-term damage to the prospects of regional integration.

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Robert Satloff
Michael Herzog
Dennis Ross
Dana Stroul
Neomi Neumann
Ghaith al-Omari

Jordanian King Abdullah II speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu

Brief Analysis

With Israel-Jordan Relations at an All-Time Low, the Countries Aren’t Likely to Cooperate in the West Bank

Amman and Jerusalem need to worry about maintaining peace, not new arrangements in the West Bank.

۲۹ سپتامبر ۲۰۲۵

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David Schenker

Brief Analysis

Assessing Israel-U.S. Alignment on the Gaza Framework

Prime Minister Netanyahu will likely accentuate the positive in his response to President Trump’s initiative to end the war, but key details—let alone Hamas’s response—could decide whether the plan ultimately succeeds or falls prey to another “yes but” cycle.

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David Makovsky

Articles & Testimony

Trump Holds the Levers to Move Gaza Toward Peace

The 21-point U.S. plan offers an alternative to Hamas governance, but the president will have to ensure an interim administration meets its disarmament commitments—and support Israeli responses if Hamas reemerges.

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Dennis Ross

President Donald Trump meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel - source: Reuters

Articles & Testimony

Thank You, President Trump, for Vetoing Israeli Annexation in the West Bank

Annexation would transform Israel’s legitimate military occupation of the West Bank into an illegitimate land grab, while dismantling the entire edifice of Middle East diplomacy for no discernible strategic benefit.

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Robert Satloff

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